Xmas eve, who's on DU?

[HEyHEY]

People all over are with their familties, sipping eggnog, and harder booze. Listening to xmas music. ANd just being happy to be together...............who's on DU right now instead? Me!

[TrogL]

1. I'm supposed to be wrapping presents

and maybe cooking supper

[XanaDUer]

Moi

I don't celebrate Christmas anymore.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

2. Oy baby!

[kixot]

3. kixot is in da house

As usual, at work until 12:30 am.

[bowens43]

4. Me too.....

Divorced, kids live here but they're working, girl friend has her own family affairs.....

[JohnKleeb]

5. I am here

:hi:

[Droopy]

6. I'm here

My family celebrated Christmas yesterday. It was the only time we could get everybody together at the same time.

I will be heading out to some relatives house tomorrow though for dinner.

[NJCher]

7. I'm here

Popping in and out.


Cher

[msanger]

8. I would never admit to being here

and if accused, I will deny it. Last minute shopping online and wrapping, and resting up for the big day tomorrow.

Pray for us now, and in the hour of our death. I don't know why that came out - it is the only semi-christian thing I know.

[La_Serpiente]

9. I'm here

but sick. I feel a lot better, but it was really bad before. My brothers, who attend college in the North East, brought back the flu to Hawaii. The morning after their return on Saturday, I got sick and haven't fully recovered since.

[Snow]

77. Ooooh, your brothers are the index cases for the flu outbreak in

the islands? And you're admitting this in a place where there's known to be an epidemiologist hanging around?
(just kidding; keep drinking those fluids and resting. Don't push yourself physically & get better).

[Bronco69]

10. I'm here...

but I'm leaving in about an hour for church.

[Booberdawg]

11. Present

[Snow]

78. Oh, look, Booberdawg's here; I'd better drop in too.....

thought you were going to a caucus, boober? I always used to do caucuses when we lived in Minnesota, they were fun in a weird way. One time my brother in law was visiting from Korea & I took him to a caucus. He found it very ....interesting.

[camero]

12. Hey Hey, here here

:silly:

[pmbryant]

13. I'm here briefly

Hope you're all having a good time, whatever you are doing.

:hi:

--Peter

[everythingsxen]

14. I wish I was going to be here..

and I will be back later..

for now though I have to go to my Grandma's.

Gotta spend time with my family, uggh.

It's not that I don't love em, it's just heartbreaking to listen to them blubber on about how much they love me and how they will miss me after I am gone. *sigh*

[ElsewheresDaughter]

15. trays of lasagna are made and ready for the oven tomorrow...

the meatball and sausge and artichokes also are made and in the fridge
the peacan pies and cookies are done....Tivia Persuit and uno have been played and the children are in their PJs waiting for their Christmas 2003 bedtime story....the gifts are wrapped and under the tree yankee christmas wreath candles are aglow and the wine is fine....our happy little lives are fine....

i am here

and bushco*burns the world ....sigh

[XanaDUer]

19. Wow, I made lasagna too!

Weird.

[HEyHEY]

20. My dad is making chilli right now

WHat the hell is up with that? It's christmas.

[nostamj]

21. hmmm.... and I HAD lasagne for dinner....

:tinfoilhat:

[XanaDUer]

23. It's a conspiracy!

eom.

[Renew Deal]

16. I was here a second ago

I am gone now. Maybe be back later.

[nostamj]

17. the bread is rising

one last package to wrap.

just thought i'd take a look.

NOW... i watch It's A Wonderful Life

g'nite

[scottcsmith]

18. I'm here

...and will be lighting my Chanukah menorah in about an hour.

Tomorrow we're off to see "LOTR: Return of the King."

And perhaps get Chinese food, as is Jewish tradition for Christmas day.

[Philostopher]

22. As are others, I'm in and out.

Mr. Nownow and I still have cookies to bake and presents to wrap, but night owls that we are, we'll probably be up until three. He's doing the first batch of cookies -- I'm supposed to be figuring out what the second batch will be. You ... ahem ... see how hard I'm working on that. I already did five loads of laundry, baked bread and cooked dinner this evening -- I'm just gonna sit here an 'pine for the fjords' for a while and let him bang around the kitchen.

Ho, ho, ho!

[Myra]

24. I'm not here! I'm very busy and...very important and...needed elsewhere.

Now if you'll excuse me there's a DUer with a barfing cat
that needs *my* help in the lounge.

Ahem.

[ParticipatoryDem]

25. Just got back from snowmobiling

Here in body and mind.

[mdmc]

27. i'm here

hi all

[Kathy in Cambridge]

64. Surprising

...

[Maeve]

26. I'm not here

Okay, so we just finished "Sant Claus Conquers the Martians" and the kids are changing into their new pajamas and Hubby is wrapping gifts in the bedroom so I'm in front of the computer.

But I'm not really "here" here!
Merry, merry!

[Piperay]

28. I'm here

right now, within the hour I am going over to my father's and will spend the night there. We are having "twisted traditions"...fast food dinner and not having gifts till New Year's. :shrug: :-)

[proud patriot]

29. My son on the kerioke machine singing

made up christmas carols right now :hi:

my husband is playing pirates of the caribbean on the
xbox .

I'm cooking dinner and lounging around DU

[Lydia Leftcoast]

30. I'm at home till about 9:30PM, when I

head off to church to get ready to sing (with the rest of the choir) at the 11PM service.

After another session of singing at 10AM tomorrow, I'll go home, rest up, and take off for Christmas dinner at Mom's late in the afternoon.

[madrchsod]

31. i`m here

wife`s making candy. watching "mix it up" then "diva detectives"

[Myra]

32. Still not here

FYI...

[sleipnir]

33. I'm at my apartment drunk, w/my two flatmates

I think I'll get another drink now, and maybe a little Christmas present from the Captain!

[mot78]

34. I am!

Going to my grandmother's and she only lives a few miles away.

[greendog]

35. Me

Drinking "Alaskan Amber", listening to Finnish fiddle music, and looking at DU. Merry Christmas Everyone!

[Individualist]

36. Count me in n/t

[Santaclaus]

37. I'm here

Ho Ho Ho!

[FarLeftRage]

38. Here I am on DU

So lonely and sad and broken-hearted...
Came to sh... oh, never mind!

[SWOtivated]

39. Im on DU

All alone on Duty, the only Jew on the whole boat :cry:

[poopyjr]

40. lol

[izzie]

41. Stopped by to read my e-mail and could not help myself.

n/t

[Amaya]

42. I'm with my family... and they're driving me nuts!

So I'm hangin' out with my DU family :) :hi:

[Pegleg Thd]

44. My wife and I are here alone

as usual. She is watching tv and I am here. We don't celebrate christmas anymore. Can't afford it. Had to make a choice about 10 years ago. Buy things that we may never use or be able to afford the co-pay for our medicines.
To all of you have a good one ...
Pegleg Thd.

[Palacsinta]

43. Merry Christmas

I'm here.........wrapped some packages, watched 30 minutes of "It's A Wonderful Life". Drank two glasses of wine. I'm going to open up my daughter's Xmas video "Pirates of the Carribean", watch it, drink more wine, and wait for my husband to come home from church. EVERYONE in the PA Bible Belt (where I live) is at church 'cept me, 'cause I'm a way lapsed heathen ex-Presbyterian.

[cosmicdot]

45. cosmicdot-ing in-and-out ... just put sweet potatoes in the oven

sticking some cloves in them will make things smell really nice ...

here's my Peace Tapestry greeting to one and all ...


May the Peace and Joy of the Holiday Season be with you throughout the coming Year

[Lars39]

46. Making cookies for all the little shavers, 6 boys, 1 girl.

Sugar cookies for the youngest, and peanut butter for the rest. They're all sweet. :)

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

47. me, and i have to go to church at 11

tonight. wah. :(

[Parrcrow]

48. Here!!

Distracting the kids with a movie. Pretending not to be interested in it

[Tripper11]

49. I'm here for now..working!

I took a shift from 5pm-9 pm...why not eh?
I am also working from Noon to 9 pm tomorrow, but I did choose to work, extra $$$ help!

Edited to add : I am spinning Christmas music at a radio station!

[citizen snips]

50. Hey man I am here.

Instead of watching the James Bond marathon or A Christmas Story I am here at DU.

[BigDaddyLove]

51. Right here with ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:hi:

[jonnyblitz]

52. me

:hi:

[Generic Other]

53. I thought you said there were going to be hookers at this party...

:shrug:

[kixot]

56. I heard there would be punch and pie.

they always get more people to come by saying they'll have punch and pie.

[Bundbuster]

86. Kixot - are you still here?

Every time I see your name I start laughing hysterically thinking of your Holy Joe Haiku..."president works it from behind"

Hope you're all having a merry. Bund

[Lisa0825]

54. I'm here... with a bottle wine and the TV

I only have one family member in the state, and he (brother) seems to have forgotten he has a sister :-(

So, I'll just hang out by myself here tonight, and then me and two family-less friends will be having orphans' Christmas tomorrow, like we do just about every holiday.

At least it's a loit less stressful than all the holiday family horror stories I hear about! I just get tohang out with my best buds all day, and don't even have to feel guilty about it!

[Character Assassin]

55. Ich bin's

Just can't get into going to the family ranch in the Sierra foothills, and haven't been able to for the last 5 years.

Too romantic, reminds me too much of the ex, and I'm getting up early for xmas waves, if there are any, in Big Sur.

Or perhaps not.

[rasputin1952]

57. Present for duty...

relaxing with the thoughts of Christmas' Past!

Enjoying the company of those others in this family; and hoping that tomorrow will bring us all good news from some quarter.


O8)

[Mr. McD]

58. Mr. McD is here

The Mrs. Mcd gets off work at 11:30, then we do presents and :party:

[Pale Blue Dot]

59. Happy Holidays everyone!

I hope everyone on DU gets SOMETHING they want this holiday season. I know I did (spell check)!

[ikojo]

60. I'm here!!!

Just returned from having dinner with some friends...good stuff!

[KoKo]

61. Here, thawing my "eye round roast" for tomorrow. I know...but it was

bought last Summer, in the freezer. Yeah..still could be "mad cow."

Anyway, I needed a break from "Cornish Hens" stuffed with wild rice I've had for too long....Family is not here this year, so on our own. We opted for the "beef" before the news. :-(

But, I'm here popping in and out posting because I don't have any family here this year, and watching movies and baking so I keep coming here to see what's up.

Happy Holidays, all!

[goobergunch]

62. Just stopping by...

I'm checking on news of the Beagle 2...can't stay long.

[Sugarbleus]

63. Count me in..

Since we are BROKE there wouldn't have been much of a christmas anyway. Besides, I've decided that, unless there are wee tots around, I don't need to do this holiday; it only feeds the corporations lust for mo money.
We did go out and "see,then buy", no wrapping, no tree, some lights and will do a meal tomorrow. We agreed we didn't need the "stress" nor the debt AND we can hit the sales afterward if we want to. Just a few more hours and it will all be over..Yeah!
Would have been nice to get drunk though...oh well, maybe next time.


Happy Winter solstice anyway :beer:

[Kathy in Cambridge]

65. Back from the in-laws, making side dishes for tomorrow's dinner

[scarlet_owl]

66. I just got back from my dad's.

Did I miss anything?

[Catshrink]

67. Just got home from mom and dad's..

any tombstonings tonight? Did I miss any freeper-baiting?

[BigMcLargehuge]

68. Big is here lamenting the holiday season

I guess I am just worn down, but I have none of the Ho Ho Holiday spirit.

[mike_c]

69. my SO and I don't really do xmas...

...so this was just another workday for me. And another night cruisin' DU.

[Hillsey]

70. I just checked in about an hour ago.

Had Christmas festivities with family earlier this evening and a good time.

[IndianaGreen]

71. I am here

I am Jewish, so to me, Christmas is a welcome day off from work!

[jono]

72. I'm around

We don't usually do Xmas Eve celebrations - tomorrow's our big running-around day. So tonight I take it easy with DU.

[Cannikin]

73. I'm here too...

[RBHam]

74. Watching A Christmas Carol and sharing time with DUers

gonna catch santa this year...

[Twenty3]

75. Here!

Rockin' out on aftershocks.

Ho ho ho

[Crunchy Frog]

76. Here!

I'm an addict.

[Manix]

79. I'm here and lovin' it!!!

Merry Xmas everyone!!!

[Rhiannon12866]

80. I'm here, though I should be cooking and wrapping presents

But you all are my friends and my family is a bunch of Freepers that give me a hard time most of the rest of the year. Guess who I would choose to spend time with? Merry Christmas, HEy HEY!

Rhiannon :-)

[neebob]

81. Me, too

I'm terminally single, family in Utah, son went with his dad (also in Utah) because he only ever gets summers and the odd break so I figure what the heck. It's super-important to my ex and his relatives, so I let them have it. Christmas is nice, but I shun the mandatory, stressed-out, commercial part of it. The office party alone requires a huge expenditure of emotional energy. I took my son shopping for a couple things before he left, bought one present online, sent one card, and bought a few little things to put in a gift bag for the daughter of a friend who invited me to dinner tomorrow. I'm making roasted potatoes to take to that, and that's about the sum total of my Christmas effort. Otherwise I'm just relaxing and doing whatever I want.

Warm wishes to everyone - especially those who would rather be doing something else at the moment.

[EV1Ltimm]

82. do i count?

i'm a lightweight round these parts.

[Rhiannon12866]

88. Everybody counts on DU!

That's the advantage of a progressive forum. We all are equally valued here, except for the admins, but they run the place, so they, appropriately, call the shots. Welcome to DU, EV1Ltimm, if nobody's ever welcomed you before!:hi:

[CandyCrim21]

83. MERRY CHRISTMAS DU'ERS!!!

I traveled to be with my family for christmas and I'm still here, but then I havent had much time to get on here lately so I figured I might as well take advantage of the opportunity. LOL MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!:party:

[Skittles]

84. ME, ME!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am on-call, have received several pages and am monitoring Tandem queues right now. I always volunteer for Xmas duty because I don't have a family.

[CanuckAmok]

85. I am, but just to say...

Merry Christmas, DU. Peace on Earth and Goodwill in 2004. Keep fighting the good fight. Cheers and goodnight.

I won't be around for the next three days, as I'm lobbying to get a copy of the highly addictive "Simpsons: Hit and Run" game in my stocking...

If I'm back tomorrow, it's because I only got a lump of coal.....

[Catherine Vincent]

87. I've been here off and on the past couple of hours.

But as soon as I grab my cake out of the oven, I'm going to bed. I'm sleepy.

Happy Holidays to everyone!

zzzzzzzzzzz